ބަބުރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भ्रमरक (bhramaraka). Cognate to Sinhalese බබුරු (baburu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.bu.ɾu/, [bä.bu.ɾu]
• Hyphenation: ބަ‧ބު‧ރު

Noun

ބަބުރު • (baburu) (plural ބަބުރުތައް (baburutak̊))

1. a black person

Adjective

ބަބުރު • (baburu) 

1. Black, African

Derived terms

• ބަބުރުކަރަ (baburukara)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަބުރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 24